Savage U - Netflix

Dan Savage, sex-advice columnist extraordinaire, is joining forces with
MTV on a cross-country tour - visiting college campuses and answering
students' most personal questions about sex, dating, and relationships.
Savage U follows Dan as he drives into university towns across the
U.S. answering ANY question with humor and brutal honesty. Along with
his trusty sidekick, Lauren, and his popular Q&A lecture, Dan will hit
the streets of each campus, ready to get a real feel for what makes each
school's sex and relationship culture unique. From the student center to
nighttime hot spots, Dan will talk to students about what really goes on
between the stacks, who's hooking up and who's holding back. And he'll
give one-on-one advice and listen to students' unique questions,
concerns, and curiosities about sex and relationships.

Type: Talk Show

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 30 minutes

Premier: 2012-04-03

Savage U - Savage Model 99 - Netflix

The Model 99, and its predecessor models 1892 and 1895, is a series of
lever action rifles created by the Savage Arms Company in Utica, New
York.

Savage U - History - Netflix

The Model 99 was preceded by the Model 1895, which was the first
hammerless lever-action rifle. The hammerless design was a useful
improvement as it reduces the lock time (the time from trigger pull to
firing). This allows the rifle to be fired more accurately, because the
rifleman's muscular tremors have less time to move the rifle off-aim. A
hammerless design is also less likely to jam in brush or clothing. The
immediate predecessor of the Model 1895, the Model 1892, was one of the
contending rifle models offered to the U.S. Army when they were looking
to replace the Springfield Model 1873 trapdoor rifle. The Krag–Jørgensen
was chosen over the Savage and other models. The Model 1892 was never
put into production (and indeed predated the actual establishment of the
Savage Arms Company; the Model 1892 was a collaborative venture between
Arthur Savage and Colt's Manufacturing Company), and instead it was
further developed into the Model 1895. The Model 1895 musket in .30-40
Krag was the winner of an 1896 competition for a New York National Guard
rifle contract, beating out the Winchester Model 1895. Political
controversy led to the cancellation of the contract and the New York
National Guard was therefore equipped with obsolete single-shot Trapdoor
Springfield rifles during the Spanish–American War. Later refinements to
the Model 1895 design led to the Model 1899, later simply shortened to
the Model 99. In 1899, Savage offered to convert any existing Model 1895
rifle or carbine to Model 1899 configuration for a $5 fee. The 1895, as
well as the later Model 1899 and early Model 99, used a rotary magazine
to hold the cartridges. The rotating magazine uses a spring-loaded spool
with grooves to hold the cartridges. The Savage 1899 took advantage of
the spool to include a counter to indicate how many shots are left. The
Model 99 continued using this system for many years, until its
replacement with a detachable magazine. The rotating magazine design
allowed the rifle to be one of the first lever-action rifles to use
spitzer bullets. Previous lever-action rifles used tubular magazines,
which placed cartridges of ammunition end to end. The pointed tips of a
spitzer bullet would touch the primer of the cartridge in front of it,
possibly causing an accidental discharge. Another novel safety feature
was that, upon cocking the rifle, a small pin would protrude above the
top receiver to indicate the rifle was cocked and ready to fire. During
World War I, the Montreal Home Guard was issued Model 99 rifles in
“musket” form, which incorporated a bayonet lug and military-style
stock. It is known as the Model 99D Musket. The Montreal Home Guard
contract was for a total of 2,500 rifles, all of which are believed to
have been delivered. These rifles were chambered in .303 Savage, as
altering the design for the Canadian standard .303 British Mk VII
cartridge would have resulted in an unacceptable delay in delivery.
Guardsmen were responsible for purchasing their own rifles and had the
option of having their names stamped on the stock. Many also chose to
have their names engraved on the left side of the receiver. During its
long production history, the Savage 99 was chambered at one time or
another for .303 Savage, .30-30 Winchester, .300 Savage, .25-35
Winchester, .250 Savage (also called the .250-3000 Savage, as the first
American commercial round to produce a velocity of over 3,000 ft/s (910
m/s)), .22 Hi Power, .22-250 Remington, .243 Winchester, .308
Winchester, .358 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, .284 Winchester, .38-55
Winchester, .32-40 Ballard, .375 Winchester and, by special order with a
replacement barrel, .410 bore shotshell as a single-shot.